As such Castro was involved with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, as well as several other Latino-oriented arts and advocacy organizations. He lives and works in Chicago, and:

Marty also was chair of the Judicial Nominations Commission for the Northern District of Illinois, where he assisted U.S. Senator Richard Durbin in the selection of federal judges. Marty was instrumental in the appointment of the first and second Latino federal judges in Illinois history. In addition, Marty served for six years on the board of the Chicago Public Library, by appointment of Mayor Richard M. Daley.

In 2001-2002 Marty ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Congress in Chicago’s Fourth District. In endorsing him, the Chicago Tribune said that Marty has “buil[t] an impressive résumé of community activism. He has given back to the community by getting involved in a wide variety of public service causes.”

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Efrain Nieves is a freelance writer, blogger and poet. He is an advocate of the Latino-American experience. His writings, at palantelatino.com, combine poetry, politics, education and history with the objective to create awareness while informing the Latino and non-Latino community of our relevance and contribution to the U.S. We strive to reach a diverse audience.